The Chaco region was the scene of the longest territorial war to occur in South America; an armed conflict between Paraguay and Bolivia, lasting from 1932-1935.

The chaco is also home to sites of historical significance that have been preserved, including Boquerón, Campo Grande, Via Campo, Nanawa, the site of the battle of Cañada Strongest, Carmen, Kilometro 7, Picuiba, and Villamontes, amongst others.

Location

The Paraguayan Chaco is located between the Pilcomayo and Paraguay Rivers, which provide saline soils that attract a rich variety of plants and animals. Its boundaries are the border with Argentina along the Pilcomayo River to the west; the border with Brazil over the mouth of Apa River to the south-east; is the border with Bolivia to the north; and the border with the Región Oriental (Eastern Region) to the south.

Paraguay

Paraguay (/ˈpærəɡwaɪ/; Spanish:[paɾaˈɣwai]; Guarani:Paraguái[paɾaˈɣwaj]), officially the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish:República del Paraguay, Guarani:Tetã Paraguái), is a landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its central location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de Sudamérica ("Heart of South America").

The indigenousGuaraní had been living in Paraguay for at least a millennium before the Spanish conquered the territory in the 16th century. Spanish settlers and Jesuitmissions introduced Christianity and Spanish culture to the region. Paraguay was a peripheral colony of the Spanish Empire, with few urban centers and settlers. Following independence from Spain in 1811, Paraguay was ruled by a series of dictators who generally implemented isolationist and protectionist policies.

Course

The Paraguay's source is south of Diamantino in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil. It follows a generally southwesterly course, passing through the Brazilian city of Cáceres. It then turns in a generally southward direction, flowing through the Pantanal wetlands, the city of Corumbá, then running close to the Brazil-Bolivia border for a short distance in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.

From the city of Puerto Bahia Negra, Paraguay, the river forms the border between Paraguay and Brazil, flowing almost due south before the confluence with the Apa River.

The Paraguay makes a long, gentle curve to the south-southeast before resuming a more south-southwesterly course, dividing the country of Paraguay into two distinct halves: the Gran Chaco region to the west, a largely uninhabited semi-arid region; and the eastern forested departments of the country, accounting for some 98% of the country's inhabitants. As such the river is considered perhaps the key geographical feature of the country with which it shares its name.

The Chaco region was the scene of the longest territorial war to occur in South America; an armed conflict between Paraguay and Bolivia, lasting from 1932-1935.

The chaco is also home to sites of historical significance that have been preserved, including Boquerón, Campo Grande, Via Campo, Nanawa, the site of the battle of Cañada Strongest, Carmen, Kilometro 7, Picuiba, and Villamontes, amongst others.

Location

The Paraguayan Chaco is located between the Pilcomayo and Paraguay Rivers, which provide saline soils that attract a rich variety of plants and animals. Its boundaries are the border with Argentina along the Pilcomayo River to the west; the border with Brazil over the mouth of Apa River to the south-east; is the border with Bolivia to the north; and the border with the Región Oriental (Eastern Region) to the south.

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By KarlaMendes... But campaigners say native groups are struggling with encroachment by governments and logging, mining and agribusiness companies ... - Brazil's Amazon rainforest ... - Paraguay's Chaco tropical forest. The Chaco is home to many indigenous tribes that have long lived in the tropical forests and faces encroachment from ranchers and illegal loggers and has one of the highest deforestation rates in Latin America ... SOURCES ... ....

The traditional celebrations marked Paraguay’s official elimination of malaria in June — the only country in South America to have eradicated the infectious, life-threatening disease, and the first in the Western Hemisphere to do so since Cuba in 1973... “It affected all the regions — we even had it in the Chaco.” ... The epidemic prompted Paraguay to establish its health ministry — and, in 1957, the anti-malaria agency....

One recent morning, the halls of Senepa – Paraguay’s National Malaria Eradication Service – echoed to the sounds of folk songs and a violin ...Paraguay is first country in Americas to eliminate malaria in 45 years ... “It affected all the regions – we even had it in the Chaco.” Tens of thousands died. The epidemic prompted Paraguay to establish its health ministry – and, in 1957, the anti-malaria agency....

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"If Chaco is brought on line we could produce 60 percent more soy than we do now," said Hector Cristaldo, a grower and president of Paraguay's UGP umbrella organization of farm groups. Chaco receives around 900 millimeters of rain per year versus 1,800 to 2,000 millimeters in Paraguay's eastern soy belt, Cristaldo said ...Beans from Chaco would be ......

Paraguay is in breach of domestic and international law – and lags behind its neighbours – in guaranteeing that the descendants of its pre-Columbian population have political representation ... On April 22, Mario Abdo Benítez, known as Marito, from the ConservativeColorado Party (which has ruled the country 66 out of the last 70 years), won the presidential elections in Paraguay by a narrow but sufficient margin ... Paraguay Topics....

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Paraguay is a landlocked country in the continent of South America...Paraguay has distinct landforms shaped by a water body. The riverParaguay is the lifeline of the country that runs from the north to south, dividing the country into two regions — eastern Paraguay or Paranena region, and western Paraguay or GranChaco region ... Lower Chaco, being humid, houses the largest wetland in Paraguay called Estero Patino....